Latin America electricity generation rises 4.5% with 67% renewables

Latin America and the Caribbean produced 164 TWh of electricity in April, a 4.5% increase year-on-year, with 67% from renewable sources Source: portafolioco. This highlights the region's structural reliance on clean energy despite climate fluctuations affecting hydro generation.

Key figures

Hydro remained the largest source at 44.6% of the total, followed by natural gas (23.2%) and wind (12.2%). Together, these three technologies accounted for nearly 80% of generation. Although hydro output fell by 9.4 TWh compared to the previous year, increases in wind (+5.1 TWh), natural gas (+4.6 TWh), and bioenergy (+3.3 TWh) compensated Source: infobae.

Renewable leaders

Nine out of 27 OLACDE member countries exceeded the regional average of 67% renewables: Paraguay (100%), Uruguay (97%), Costa Rica (92%), Ecuador (92%), Brazil (88%), Colombia (87%), Venezuela (86%), and Peru (68%). Source: portafolioco notes eight countries, while Source: infobae adds Belize (76%). The data underscores a growing diversification of the energy mix and improved resilience to weather variability.